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North Northamptonshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2022, and 605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2021 (423), and casualties rose from 549.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 36,605 collisions in North Northamptonshire.

Collisions in 2022
482
Up 14% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
605
Up 10% on 2021
Fatal collisions
17
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
24% of collisions

Crash severity in North Northamptonshire in 2022

3.5% of collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2022 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 29% in North Northamptonshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.5%
  • Serious11624%
  • Slight34972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.1%
  • Serious14223%
  • Slight44473%

North Northamptonshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Northamptonshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,180 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 482, up 14% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 482
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025557705
2024489642
2023484634
2022482605
2021423549
2020393475
2019464585
2018442655
2017435545
2016456674
2015505644
2014538687
2013486642
2012501658
2011527704
2010579766
2009651879
2008699921
2007712964
2006724961
20057891,105
20048071,108
20037911,100
20028031,130
20017571,057
20008471,185
19998841,272
19988211,147
19978971,282
19968681,261
19958311,164
19948881,209
19938211,098
19928711,169
19919391,280
19901,0921,539
19891,1351,576
19881,1411,562
19871,1201,518
19861,1801,550
19851,1321,459
19841,1791,494
19839391,248
19821,1801,589
19811,0781,418
19801,1341,496
19791,1341,530

When and where crashes happen in North Northamptonshire in 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday93 (19%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.7%)
  • February41 (8.5%)
  • March32 (6.6%)
  • April42 (8.7%)
  • May39 (8.1%)
  • June38 (7.9%)
  • July41 (8.5%)
  • August28 (5.8%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October39 (8.1%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December36 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (74%)
  • Wet or damp113 (23%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph248 (51%)
  • 40 mph50 (10%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph121 (25%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (16%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (62%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)
  • Cyclist56 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2081 (13%)
  • 21 to 2560 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35116 (19%)
  • 36 to 45101 (17%)
  • 46 to 5585 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6%)
  • Over 7528 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (69%)
  • Passenger123 (20%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car671 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Northamptonshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How North Northamptonshire ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Northamptonshire had the 58th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in North Northamptonshire in 2022

Kettering Central, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0SZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Northamptonshire in 2022, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in North Northamptonshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A45 had the most collisions in North Northamptonshire in 2022: 31, including 3 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Northamptonshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45314731
2ndA43263137
3rdA14243007
4thA6233107
5thA6003233118
6thA427202515
7thA509182005
8thA4300141503
9thA5128101101
10thA51938903
11thA60581303
12thB56981402
13thA611671011
14thB5737802
15thA50286601
16thA60146701
17thA50015811
18thA5105802
19thA69005501
20thB6454510

Towns in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2022

Kettering had the most collisions of any town in North Northamptonshire in 2022: 64.

Postcode districts in North Northamptonshire: crashes in 2022

NN8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Northamptonshire in 2022: 74.

Former districts in North Northamptonshire in 2022

North Northamptonshire now covers 4 former district councils, abolished in April 2021. Of these, Kettering had the most collisions in 2022: 156.

Latest crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in North Northamptonshire in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

North Northamptonshire road accidents in other years